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The studies & management information system department 13
Its members 14
The legal department 15
Benefits of working with Eurotitrisation 16
Confidentiality, Safety and Reactivity 17
Flexibility and Operability 18
Security 19
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Company Profile
Key dates
• Founded in November 1989
• First FCC management company in France
• First to be accredited in July 1994 by the « Commission des Opérations de Bourse » (« COB » was the French stock-market watchdog) replaced by the « Autorité des Marchés Financiers » (« AMF »)
• New AMF licence as « Société de Gestion de Portefeuille » obtained on 22 July 2014.
EuroTitrisation’s functions
• As Management Company of FCTs (French securitisation funds) and STs (French securitisation companies): Co-founder and legal representative of FCTs and manager of both FCTs and STs. It includes cash management ,calculation, reporting, administrative services, and also accounting. It must protect the interests of the investors (and is liable for it). It may provide corporate and legal representation services for STs. It liaises with investors, rating agencies, legal/regulatory authorities, and third parties.
• As SPV Operational and Calculation Agent: Provider of cash management, monitoring, assets risk performance and credit support calculations, accounting, reporting and administrative services to foreign securitisation vehicles (SPV/SPE) by way of delegation from the SPV.
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EuroTitrisation’s capital structure
On 2013 12 31 EuroTitrisation is capitalized to EUR 7 447 881.
The spread of the company's share capital implies that we are fully independent and must abide by ethical rules in our relations with our shareholders as well as with our clients.
Presidency
The presidency of the Boards of Directors is owed alternatively to one of our majors shareholders. The President of EuroTitrisation is appointed for 3 years.
Audit
Every shareholder may audit the company. Arrangers and depositaries may audit too our managing and IT procedures relating the FCT / SPV / ST they are dealing with.
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Eurotitrisation’s main partners
EuroTitrisation manages multi-sellers FCT / SPV / ST. As an example, the biggest transaction performed by our IT system represents more than 50 000 000 invoices resulting monthly replenishments close to 30 000 000 receivables each.
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Private and Public FCTs / SPV / ST
Private FCT: Securities placed with qualified investors within the meaning of Article L.411-2 of the French « Code monétaire et financier », and which are not listed on a European stock exchange.
Public FCT:Securities listed on any European Stock Exchange and subscribed by qualified investors, or placed with non qualified French investors (subject to a Public Offer within the meaning of Article L.411-1 of the French « Code monétaire et financier »).
SPV: Securitisation company governed by Foreign law.
ST: Securitisation regulated company governed by French law.
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Breakdown by asset type
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Detailed organisation
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The directors
Jean-Marc LEGEREuroTitrisation Managing Director since the 14th June 2001
Graduated from ESSEC Business School, Jean-Marc Léger held various responsible positions in banking, particularly in PARIBAS and then CDC.
From 1975 to 1988, he achieved several missions for PARIBAS in banking operations management, property management and French network management before becoming vice-director of the Strasbourg branch.
He joined the CDC management of banking and financial activities in 1988 where he had to cover the commercial relationship with banks, public institutions and legal professions. Then he became for CDC-IXIS General Secretary of the profession of custodian and development manager through the monitoring of subsidiaries pole.
Since June 2001, Jean-Marc Leger is EuroTitrisation CEO. He acquired a wide experience in FCT setting-up processes covering all types of securitisation known to date. Jean-Marc Léger contributed to its expansion by supervising more than 100 operations.
Richard SINCLAIRChairman and President of the board of Directors since June 2013
Graduated of ESSEC business school (1981), Richard Sinclair holds also a Master Degree in Accounting (Diplôme d’Etudes ComptablesSupérieures- CNAM, Paris 1985).
After an assignment as Deputy Head of French Chamber of Commerce in Casablanca – Morocco, he started his career in 1983 as a Financial Controller in the international freight forwarding division of Geodis Group (Calberson International). Then, he moved in 1987 as Financial Controller for the Fixed income division of the Capital Markets department of CCF-HSBC in Paris .
He joined Crédit Lyonnais in 1989 in the Risks Division of the Capital Markets activities and then moved to the Global Internal Audit Department (Inspection Générale) where he focused on capital markets and international activities of the Bank. In 1996, he joined the Securitization Group and was part of the team that launched CréditLyonnais European Asset Backed Securitization Conduit (ESTER/ LMA).
He was then appointed at various positions within Securitization Group at Crédit Lyonnais, Calyon and Crédit Agricole CIB such as Head of trade receivables for Europe. Since March 2013, Richard Sinclair is Managing Director, Co-Head of Conduit Management and Head of Regulatory impacts monitoring for Securitization Group of Crédit Agricole CIB.
In addition to its position in EuroTitrisation, He has been President of the Supervisory Board of Ester Finance Titrisation S.A., Managing Director of the Board of LMA S.A. and Member of the Board of ABC Gestion S.A.
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The accounting and management department
Christiane ROCHARDHead of Accounting & Management Department
DECF diplomaJoins EuroTitrisation in June 2001
Prior to joining EuroTitrisation, Christiane acquired a significant experiencein auditing companies and in the UCITS accounting procedures. Since 2001,she is also the human resources manager and the secretary of the board ofdirectors.
The studies & management information system department
This department is in charge of:
the business approach, study and analysis of the managing, accounting and servicing processes of the servicer
the layout of the data specifications terms as well as the list of the minimum required data needed for the management and the accounting FCT / SPV / ST
the definition of the data transfer system to be adopted in collaboration with the Servicer
the set up of the FCT / SPV / ST management softwares
the coding, tests, support and advancement of the FCT / SPV / ST management softwares
the set up and the support of the whole telematics connections, in particular processes of remote loading of files provided by various servicers
Madjid HINIHead of Studies & Management Information System department
Master of sciences of management (financial markets option)Joins EuroTitrisation in July 1997
Before joining EurotiTrisation, Madjid worked as a consultant for 5 years for AltranBanking where he was in charge of strategic involving projects for CompagnieBancaire. He brings his solid experience in banking and computing to EuroTitrisation.
the review, analysis and negotiation of the legal structure of the securitisation vehicles acts
liaison with the participants (originator, arranger, servicer…), the AMF, the rating agencies and specifically with law firms to enforce investors’ security and the FCT / ST’s safety
taking into account the constraints of the other parties and operational aspects in order to make the legal documentation exhaustive on each phase of the FCT / SPV/ ST’s life, from its creation to its liquidation
the oversee of the set-up of the FCT / SPV / ST management procedures and schedules
the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of the provisions of the contracts
the advise and assistance of FCT / SPV / ST managers in all legal matters of the management, specifically on stress scenarios, default or prepayment events
the review of all modifications/waivers of the legal documentation and the set up of new documents (FCT/ST)
the intervention on any necessary restructuring, litigation, legal action and exercise of the FCT/ST’s rights
Master of comparative lawJoins EuroTitrisation in July 1999
With over ten years of experience in securitisation business and legal aspects, Nicolas acquired a good knowledge of securitisation transactions. He participates to market place, legal and regulatory promotion, reform and advocating works. He runs the legal analysis and the follow up of all our transactions.
Confidentiality, Safety and ReactivityConfidentiality
EuroTitrisation’s main founding groups, BNP-PARIBAS, NATIXIS and CALYON are still implied as competitors in the French securitisation market, in a thin partnership with the Management Company and then, have strong wills on confidentiality matters.
Every member of EuroTitrisation’s team abides by the code of ethics defined by the Board of Directors.
Confidentiality, specifically relating to our clients know how and processing data systems revealed within securitisation operations, is an important item for EuroTitrisation daily management which has always fully satisfied every client and shareholder.
Each database corresponds to a designated FCT and is provided for by a firewall. The FCT management program are also hermetically compartmentalised in designated work place. Access to information concerning management, finance, statistics, accountancy and personal is protected at entry by firewall, password, user ID. In case acces can be given to the public such as EuroTitrisation website or file downloading or within Eurotitrisation access necessary for company personal.
Various modes of data coding and encryption are used to guarantee the confidentiality of the information exchanged.
SafetyThe liabilities of the Management Company are strong and on a long-term basis towards Originators and Investors. For that reason, the shareholders make sure that EuroTitrisation shall always be provided for appropriate and independent means in order to evaluate and take on its missions in the purpose of its clients’ interests. The French securities regulatory authority (“Autorité des marches financiers (AMF)”) supervises the management company’s ability to provide an independent and safe management. The AMF may withdraw the management company’s accreditation.
ReactivityThe Database management system ( SGBDR) is operated under Informix on machines IBM Risk 6000. The applications are achievable on the office automation stations of every managers.
The applications are developed under " C ", " stored procedures - SQL " and APL, powerful tool used for calculations (statistics, controls, actuarial calculations). We can, thanks to this tool, treat globally in a single operation a very large volume of data.
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Flexibility and Operability
FlexibilityOur mainframe systems are based on UNIX operating systems (AIX, GNU/Linux) which allow us to use all the Open Source flexibility in terms of file formats.
EuroTitrisation doesn’t request any specific or normalized requirements regarding the structure of the data files sent by the servicers and any outside interlocutors. We can adapt easily our systems in order to meet any required standards.
The remote data transfer solutions we can provide are corresponding to all standards existing on the market (VPN, CFT, FTP, SFTP, SSH, FTPS, FTPES, PeSIT, EBICS, Metropolitan Access Network, Multiprotocol Label Switching, ISDN, Internet).
The information system of EuroTitrisation is independent, sure and allows managing a great quantity of information in full safety.
OperabilityEuroTitrisation is equipped with three large computer platforms.
A platform entirely dedicated to the communications with outside, based on GNU/Linux servers which can deal with all the standard data transfer protocols.
A Windows 2003 infrastructure platform ruled by two domain controllers, DNS and DHCP servers. It is also compounded of two file servers with a large storage based on a Storage Area Network (SAN). All those servers are backed up to avoid a breakdown in caseof a hardware failure.
Data-processing servers compounded of a set of 10 UNIX servers. A link to our Storage Area Network provides those servers an unlimited storage volume. A database manager system (Informix) is also included in this platform and allows the data loading control and the management of numerous receivables portfolios. This UNIX platform comprises six Power5 servers (whose the most recentones are Power 570 machines). Two servers dedicated for development are set up the new FCT/SPV/ST.
Data storage has a full capacity of more than 5 terabytes.
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Security
Security is at the heart of our architecture.
Each Windows and GNU/Linux servers are mirrored to prevent a breakdown because of a hardware failure. AIX operation systems are installed on servers whose all the hardware parts are doubled.
Thanks to the RAID 5 technology from our SAN, all the data copied from our servers are duplicated on two backup hard drives which are automatically used from the first glitch issue on. The issued disk is replaced immediately and data are automatically backuped from the SAN remaining disks. All the IT management programs in production are duplicated. All the stored data in the disk bay are duplicated on a twinned disk. The Unix management servers are linked to the two disk banks.
Our servers are located in west of Paris, in a secured data center while the company is located in East of Paris. Those two parts are linked via a broadband private network (Metropolitan Access Network). In case of breakdown, either from a production platform or from a data stockage disk, we know how to restart the system in the briefest possible time either :- by feeding the exploitation platform by the twin disk of the defective disk if the breakdown come from data stockage disk,- in establishing a link between the production platform which is still operational and the disk bay normally linked to the defective platform, if the breakdown comes from the platform and not from the associated disk bay.
The datacenter which hosts EuroTitrisation servers is called Telecity Group and is a well-known European hosting company. Only authentified employees are allowed to enter that datacenter and all the rooms are fireproof. We also have a service provider with a 24/7 monitoring contract for those servers.
All the files and e-mails from our Windows and AIX servers are recorded every night thanks to a LTO recorder managed by “ArcServe”. In case of total destruction of our platforms, EuroTitrisation is able to get any data back in a very short delay so the activity of the company can be restored.
The data loaded and calculated by our applications are all kept in our Informix databases until the liquidation of the FCT/SPV/ST. In other words, while the FCT/SPV/ST remains, our programs can restore every reporting calculation since the start of the FCT/SPV/ST, without any past restoration.
In case of emergency or disasters of any kinds, EuroTitrisation has prepared two Disaster Recovery Plans. First, the case when EuroTitrisation offices cannot be used, the second is the case when EuroTitrisation datacenter cannot be reached. In any cases, tests are conducted twice a year and are, until now, successful. The recovery delay has not exceeded 24 hours.